An Amaru Python Waiting For A Strong Hug
by Al Bourassa
Title
An Amaru Python Waiting For A Strong Hug
Artist
Al Bourassa
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Artworks
Description
Pythons are a type of non-venomous snake found in Asia, Australia, and sub-Saharan Africa. One of the largest species of snake, pythons are most well-known for the way they kill their prey- by slowly squeezing it to death before swallowing it whole.
Pythons are notorious for slowly squeezing their live prey to death. They typically eat small mammals, such as mice, but pythons have been known to kill and eat much larger animals, such as pigs and cats.
To kill their prey, they first swiftly grab a live animal with their teeth, and then begin to wrap their body around the animal. This is called called constriction. The python stops the constriction process when the animal has suffocated, before its bones are crushed. The python then unhinges its jaw and begins to swallow its prey, generally head-first. Muscles within the snake's body work to push the food down the length of the body and digest the animal.
Pythons are large, long and muscular. They can reach as long as 35 feet and weigh as much as 300 pounds. Different types of python have different markings, but generally, pythons are shades of brown and olive with white underbellies.
Pythons are often confused with boa constrictors, who kill their prey in a similar manner. However, pythons have more bones and teeth than boa constrictors.
This digitally altered artwork is derived from a photograph taken Oct 1/15 at the Amaru Zoo in Cuenca, Ecuador, South America nestled in the Andes Mountains. This mountaintop zoo is very different in its setting and the animals seem to have a lot of room to roam and are well cared for.
Final processing done with Smart Photo Editor and Photoshop.
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May 21st, 2021
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